How Do Students Rate Textbooks? A Review of Research and Ongoing Challenges for Textbook Research and Textbook Production

KNECHT, Petr and Veronika NAJVAROVÁ. How Do Students Rate Textbooks? A Review of Research and Ongoing Challenges for Textbook Research and Textbook Production. Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society. 2010, vol. 2, No 1, p. 1-16. ISSN 2041-6938. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3167/jemms.2010.020101.

Basic information

• Original name: How Do Students Rate Textbooks? A Review of Research and Ongoing Challenges for Textbook Research and Textbook Production
• Name in Czech: Jak žáci hodnotí učebnice? Přehled výzkumů a výzvy pro výzkum a tvorbu učebnic
• Authors: KNECHT, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Veronika NAJVAROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society, 2010, 2041-6938.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50300 5.3 Education
• Country of publisher: Germany
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14410/10:00044171
• Organization unit: Faculty of Education
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/jemms.2010.020101
• Keywords in English: EVALUATION; STUDENTS; TEXTBOOKS; TEXTBOOK RESEARCH
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

This article argues in favor of including students in textbook research. As teachers decide which textbooks to use in their classrooms, they are the ones who influence textbook development. The article presents a research review of students' evaluations of textbooks, demonstrating that inviting students into the debate may result in interesting stimuli for improving textbooks. The article also discusses suggestions based on student feedback.

Links

• LC06046, research and development project: Name: Centrum základního výzkumu školního vzdělávání (Acronym: RECES)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Research Centre on Schooling